General Hospital
Departed Series Star Anthony Geary Leaves The Door Open At GH: “If The Story Is Interesting To Me And It Works Out, I May Come Back To The Show For Six Weeks Or So.”
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After all the goodbyes, tributes, and the final episode of Anthony Geary’s (Luke Spencer) on Monday’s General Hospital, there is still another twist that the eight-time Daytime Emmy winner leaves behind.
In a feature that ran this morning from Lynette Rice at Entertainment Weekly, Geary informed her that he would still be open to the possibility of returning to GH, if it was the perfect storm for him when he related: “If the story is interesting to me and it works out, I may come back to the show for six weeks or so.”
General Hospital’s executive producer, Frank Valentini echoed Tony’s sentiments by sharing: “It’s not a question of him being able to stay or come back. It just has to be a good enough, solid to bring (him back).”
Contrary to popular belief, the iconic star says he is not completely over playing his Port Charles alter-ego: “I’m not sick of Luke. He’s an infinitely fascinating character.” Geary went on to elaborate saying, “I really don’t think we have exhausted what he can do. It depends on the writers and how far they want to look. We had just been repeating ourselves for a while. I had become a dad, a grandfather. There was no way I was going to stick around to become just another guy. If they come up with something, a twist, I would come for it.”
So, what do you think about hearing what Tony had to say? Would you like to see him return at some point? If you were writing a story for Luke to come back, what would it be? Or, do you think you just leave the character off the canvas for good and never to have him return ? Comment below!
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Funny he says this after Carlivati gets kicked.
Noooooooo!!!!!
I am finally watching again solely because Anthony Geary has left. Please don’t come back!!!!!
Puhleez!!! I was doing the happy dance until I read that. Do us a favor and stay gone.
Yeah like Tony is or was the problem with GH! Look around, Nina Franco, Nathan, Denise, TJ, Sabrina or Morgan ring a bell?
ugh… Oh lord, he’s back! (well, close to being back…)
Go watch Days!
that’s precisely… what I already do!!
You and a HECK of a LOT of others who have been driven away from GH as evidenced by the ratings. I know I’ve stopped watching and I have loved the show for decades. Yes, Nina, Franco, Denise, Dr. O, Kiki, Madelaine are reasons why. But SO is Luke and TG’s egotistical selfishness in protrayting him.
Yup
Was hoping he would bow out gracefully like Susan Flannery or Peter Reckell.
But no, this is the egomaniacal “I am God” Anthony Geary. Ugh!
Lmao @ Carlos! He wouldn’t know grace if it bit him in the azz. If they let him come back to this show after he bragged about fighting with GH’s writers since the 90’s, then they deserve whatever happens to this show.
good actor – good character – his storyline, as others, were going down hill on a quick slide…I’ll welcome the old friend back when he and the storyline are ready
Maybe the stories will get better.
Carltini fan – it is no secret that Tony Geary was more than irritated with Carlivati.
His storylines were terrible with the most ridiculous one dragging out the Jake/Jason identity forever.
Not happy one bit with this late-breaking news. Not one bit.
STOP IT JUST STOP IT..enough with the over the hill hero/anti hero and send sonny into sonset..see what i did there…
We need to see if Michael Fairman can make sure that Anthony doesn’t come back. He has a lot of pull in the soap world and he is always watching out for us, keeping it fair.
Wow I can’t believe all the tg bashing. Personally would love to see him back at some point
I wonder if his tune has changed because RC was fired. There was definitely no love loss between him and RC. He didnt like the way he wrote. I miss him already!
Yeah, his tv guide interview made that very obvious.
It could certainly have something to do with it, but to me it’s a little like the retiring QB. He gets tired, beat up & sore during the season and wants to retire. Then after some time at home to refresh, he misses it and wonders if he should play another season. It happens all the time in sports and I think it happens in acting, too. It probably helps thinking that the writer he doesn’t like is gone. A worthy six week arc could be better than the horrible ending they gave him.
Very true. And it was bad.
I think TG is over-rated, and has been for a longtime. He is a ham, but he is also responsible for the poor storytelling for his own stories, he has the authority to interfere, dictate storyline etc. He did it for his own departure, so if it is fine to fire RC for poor storytelling, I think it is fine to prevent TG from ever returning to GH. He has done more than RC to put the nails in GH’s coffin. And it was RC, not TG who helped to save the show two years ago. Luke, glad you are… Read more »
yes megan he needs to go go go..you ain’t gone yet? GO
What else is there for him to do? Perform Jihad on Port Charles? Open up a wh*rehouse? Create his own brand of booze?
well lulu could have some type of medical crisis then he could come back for 6 weeks for that type of storyline……………jmo
Maybe Jennifer Smith just got more appealing. Or Helena gives him a call. Will he bring some Nepali refugees to live with the Quartermaines?
Alice would be so jealous of those refugees spending quality time with her Mr. Luke. 🙂
Seriously! How much more of a “twist” does Geary need?! He’s already been an alcoholic, had DID, tried to bomb his own family, ran over his own grandson, killed his own parents .. is there anything else Luke can do to shock us? NOTHING would surprise me now. Unless he wants to atone for his big FU to Luke&Laura fans, I hope he stays gone.
Maybe he could return to claim the mayor job and actually perform it this time.
I suppose you are pissed at Prince Charles for remarrying after him and Di were divorced? Get over the whole Laura thing!
Timmm, Prince Charles & Di were a real-life couple. Luke&Laura are our “fairytale” couple. The supercouple of ALL supercouples! They have to end up together. 30 million people would NOT have tuned in if they thought that Luke was going to end up with Tracy.
If Jane decides to exit the role of Tracey– which I hope is NO time soon– he would probably come back for her exit story and have the characters leave together. If they find a descent recast for Lucky or Ethan and have an actual good story (not that silly mess of what was supposed to be an epic adventure) he could return.
Yes, he would return for Jane in a heartbeat. Lucky was played by Greg Vaughan before and he did a wonderful job. As for Ethan, not necessary, his history isnt that important.
Not happy about this one bit.
Can’t we send him to “Days of Our Lives” or one of those web soap operas. Not happy about this at all!
No thanks, Tony. Bridges have been burned with at least this fan.
I completely understand, Lana and feel the same way.
However, I understood Geary’s comments to mean that way down the road he would consider making a couple of cameo appearances if the writing was there.
Maybe the beautiful exit from which we were cheated could finally be delivered.
Understood. Maybe I just need a long break from TG. ha.
It’s probably best if he stays where he is and basks in his decision to begin this new chapter. It sounds like he doesn’t feel complete unless he can complain about the LnL days. He has (for the most part) gotten his way with the writers in the 30+ years since LnL. Maybe HE is the one who should “get over it”. And I say this a Tony Geary fan. It pains me to read interviews where he sounds so resentful, year after year. Find contentment in your new chapter Mr. Geary, please.
Well said, Kathy.
I have a love hate relationship with Mr Geary with which he is blissfully unaware.
However, I completely agree with you here.
There’s a huge Vincent Van Gogh festival in Amsterdam. Maybe he could find something inspirational in that? Has he cut off his own ear yet, and returned to Port Charles with a whore that he declares the love of his life? And there is Van Gogh’s final ending. Luke could return as a great misunderstood artist and Tracy takes care of him. Until….
Enough alredy…..exit stage right……like now!
*already
Sometimes in life you just need to move on, try something new….
Sounds exactly like what Tony has said in interview after interview.
Yet, Tony Geary continues to come back. It’s not for a “right story”. He comes back for the check.
He’s a decent actor. He should spread his wings and try something different. Heck. he’s not getting any younger. What’s he got to lose?
After all that media coverage on his retirement, and now this lack of credibility wishy washy talk, he has lost my respect. The country, the nation, the world gave him a very nice send off into retirement and now trying to flip the switch on everyone who was happy for him and glad to see him ride off into the sunset into a well earned retirement life, for him to lose his credibility and have no ounce of self respect in him, I hope he stays in retirement for good. Anthony Geary does not deserve the respect of the world… Read more »
He’ never said he was retiring. He said he was leaving GH to pursue other roles since he’d played Luke for so long. I doubt ” the world” is very concerned what Tony Geary does with his career…and I think it’s his prerogative to change his mind…or perhaps want to keep the door open. And, I see nothing he said or did to incur anyone’s wrath. He’s an actor…his decisions shouldn’t have any impact on anyone else’s life other than to miss the character or not.
Totally agree with you, Rebecca. So much hatred towards TG. They can all kiss his and my pearly white rears. I agree with him on LnL. They had their time and I think that even Genie would agree that the story had played itself out. It was destroyed years ago by writers who had no clue how to write for these characters and completely destroyed them. It has never been the same since then and I happen to love Luke and Tracy together. Second of all, you are right, it doesn’t affect any of the fan’s lives whatsoever. He didn’t… Read more »
Rebecca, I blame Tony Geary for climate change and for the fact that I have gained ten pounds.
Thanks, Dawm it gets beyond tedious to hear the “outraged fans” about what an actor on a show says and does. I understand that many of us have invested time watching…we’ve developed likes, attachments, etc. I have my gripes, i like continuity, realism and good characterizations, stories. But at the end of the day it’s a TV show. Lol, people have to calm down!
Harry,.wasnt it the Casdadine’s responsible for climate change? I heard they were working with Gore. So, no. You can’t blame Tony. Perhaps you were so riveted watching the Fluke story you hunkered down daily with chips and Crispy Creams, If so, yes…you can blame him. By the way…the weight looks good on you,
TG has done quite a bit to earn the ire of fans, including as I mentioned in an earlier post, insist on dark storylines for his character, rewrite his own text, and it was he who wanted the send off he received–no flashbacks, and certainly no laura. He has also regularly shown his disdain for the show and its fans, though somehow some people–many fewer than before thankfully–revere him. He has no sense of what most fans find entertaining, and personally I think he is also over-rated. I don’t get the love for this character, never have and never will.… Read more »
Finally, someone with an open mind!
Linda- Tony Geary said he is going to do some acting away from GH. It’s not a crime for him to want to do other projects.
GEEZ KELLY..the actor is gone..the character is overcooked and the landscape needs to move away from him like it did to him in the eighies..time to move on and make GH a new thing for a new era…bring in Ellen Wheeler as executive producer NOW NOW NOW…she can even make Altman/Passanante look good.
Enough already! They made such a big deal about him leaving now stay gone! His character has been useless! Go while you still have some dignity left! Stop only doing it for the money!
Ok, writers, get busy. Any clues as to what Tony would consider an interesting story? I would love to see more with Ethan, Robert Scorpio – Indiana Jones kind of stuff.
Yes Vicki, I agree with you. Please bring back Tristan Rogers as Robert Scorpio. Bring back Ethan and Holly. That would make our day, for all soap fans.
I really wish we could get Ethan back! NP really grew on me during his stint. But, alas, he has a good thing going in prime time. well deserved…
He’s certainly not doing much of anything on YnR
He could stay gone. According to Nathan Varni from a twtitter post, apparently TONY GEARY didn’t want any flashbacks for his last episode. So you know where to direct your ire at. And anyone that doesnt want to film their last scenes with Genie Francis can pick up there gift bag at the exit door.
So what if Tony did not want flashbacks? The buck stop with Frank Valentini and ABC, not with Tony Geary.
Had they written a decent goodbye scene for Luke and Laura complete with a smattering of flashbacks, Tony would have gone along with it.
It’s absurd that NV is trying to blame Geary for the bad writing and poor executive decisions which were made.
He isnt blaming anyone. A fan asked a question and he answered. And from my humble opinion, Tony Geary got what he wanted. And that I cant blame on writing. But hellz yeah, I also blame FV and ABC for giving him that much power to run things. On one hand Tony loved the story when it was going the way HE wanted. He only started to hate it when they tried to redeem him, which where is where most of the friction started. There is blame to go around from everyone, ESPECIALLY TG. There are many more hands involved… Read more »
Ifind it interesting that everyone is to blame for the lousy stories of Luke but TG, even though he is one of the writers of his on stories and has story approval and clearly also enough clout to insist on stories without Laura. I agree, Valentini should not be catering to him let alone any other actor, but Tony has writing authority etc in his contract, and so he is also to blame for a terrible story. Many of them in fact. But and this is why I do not respect him–he never takes responsibility. Well, he is responsible and… Read more »
Tony owes Genie nothing, she is only known now from once being with Tony..
The LnL saga, the couple is dead and buried..
Tony went on for decades without Laura to make a legend for himself, a soap icon with more Emmy’s than any other, he did that all by himself with no Laura .. 😉
The Laura character has stayed noticeable for once being with Tony ..
To whom are you speaking, SU00? Not every blog about Tony Geary should be an invitation for you to bash Laura.
It’s interesting how you keep saying that, su0000—and how it doesn’t become any more true each time you say it. Trying to convince yourself, maybe? (Just to remind you of the actual facts, because some of us have actually been around while it was all going on: Genie was the undisputed young star of the show before Tony joined and was extraordinarily popular, she contributed as much to the early 80s success of the show as he did, and she’s been quite successful outside of GH independent of Tony. Tony’s been extremely successful—including the string of Emmys you mention; Genie’s… Read more »
I much prefer Laura to Luke, and Genie to TG. The men on this show for years were given favourable treatment and frankly, I haven’t liked a luke storyline since the end of LnL. He turned Luke into a self-centred, grating, ungrateful lout. I was happy to have Laura away from him but even happier now to have her on the show and Luke gone. He needs to stay gone. As for who is more important to the show–Laura was always more important, but she left when not given the same treatment as Tony ie the privilege to leave for… Read more »
Amen su baby!
Michael (not Fairman) and Megan, RIGHT ON!!! You are so right! Actually, Genie & Vanessa (not sure about Tamara) were much more successful (in terms of TV) than Tony or Maurice. I don’t think Tony liked Wendy Riche or Claire Labine because they were extremely talented women who wouldn’t take his B.S. And Laura was extremely popular before TG was on GH. He was lucky to be paired with her – not saying he didn’t have his moments (he can be fun to watch from time to time), though he can definitely suck the oxygen out of the room when… Read more »
Genie is only known now for being with Tony? Sorry but that is just WRONG.
Unlike Tony who was a failure in any other endeavor BUT Luke, Genie was in two very successful mini series (Bare Essence and North and South) and also has a successful film franchise with Hallmark (the Note series). She also has a family.
Well, well, well! Talk about regrets! Looks like TG is getting cold feet about his long-voiced desire to shed the “burden” of Luke. Will wonders never cease! But wait–Laura DID get that letter from Luke address to “Angel.” S0 . . .the stage is set for a redo. But is it too late for that “redemption” of Luke (that TG always professed to hate)? A good story could do a lot towards that end. Would it be too much to hope that TG has suddenly gotten that “perspective” needed to appreciate what he had–and what the fans loved? Could TG… Read more »
Love, love, love your post, Nancy. It’s very wise while managing to be optimistic and forgiving.
And yes, Genie was absolutely stunning today.
I sure hope she gives Lizzy the what for for keeping Jake’s identity secret.
Laura is always cooler than the other side of a pillow when she has to admonish someone for bad behavior.
Did you hear Laura tell Carly that she had met with Elton for lunch or something? Awww….I would love it if they brought Elton back. He was so funny.
After Laura’s nice entrance when she first came back, the clothes she got were awful. This was the first day with better clothes, not perfect but much better. How is she supposed to survive? How does she make money?
Yeah, the Soup’s spoof of Tim Spencer made me laugh out loud. Ridiculous.
As another soapster said, “If Tony has such trouble with the writing and needs to control everything about the character he plays, then he needs to rent a theater, right a play and star in it.” Yep. On the money.
I would never want Tony to say never !
We’re pretty used to his history with the long hiatus.
I loved Luke paired with Laura back in the day – those were the stories of my youth ; as Laura was the love of Luke’s youth.
But Tracey ……she IS in my opinion Luke’s end game.
If GH were to end I’d want those two together.
Okay, now bring back Robert Scorpio and let the greatest bromance in soap history resume!
Robert needs to get in Sonny’s grill and “challenge” the mob fans..since Tony believes in challenging the audience. (sarcasm) From a writing and acting standpoint, I would love to see the strain that storyline would put on Robert and Luke’s friendship. And if Robert hooked up with Laura (even out of spite if nothing else) that would be priceless too.
hey Harry 🙂 I was thinking the same.. IF the new writers are the bringing vets type, and Tristin , for one, returns and its a good adventure story Tony will return for the story.. but– from reading of the two new writers they do not do history and they do not do adventure.. They are snooze writers, so ya know… hey! perhaps they will bring their Music Box story with them and Tristin and Tony can bring it to its end on GH LOL ahha! After all that year long story has never had an ending.. Or- Tristin and… Read more »
That would be soap opera heaven, Harry! So many vets could/should come back. I would just lower expectations…even with our favorites the show would never be the same as years ago. As they say…”you can’t go home again…”..
Thanks again, Harry–I agree!
Darn just when I thought it might be safe to start watching again! What he ran out of scotch already? Well my friend called this one when I get back home I owe her lunch.
Ha! Kay, that was very funny.
Please shut up already and go away! No return. Ever.
Just keep looking in your mirror everyday and you’ll stay in touch with your biggest fan. Here’s a tip: You’re not as great as you think you are. The guy on The Soup playing your “ghost dad” was a more convincing actor than you.
Finally, Luke was nothing without Luke & Laura!
I’m trying to be kind, but he just won’t shut up and go away! Now he’s already talking return?! No. Just. No.
Ha ha ha!! MB, love your rant.
Get over it, Tony will be back soon. Please go take your meds, you sound miserable.
Oh come on Jenny. I love Geary too, but MB has a point.
Moreover, I doubt Geary is coming back any time soon. I am sure that if it happens it ‘s a long time away and by then people might have gotten over their Fluke/Luke/Geary overdose.
Sounds like you missed a dose, or twelve, yourself.
Boes, your snark was unwarranted and rather baffling.
Jenny, I assure you I am appropriately medicated and very happy now that TG isn’t holding GH hostage in service of his overblown ego. There’s an old saying, “No one can miss you if you never leave.”
Well said
Lol! Best post ever.
Bring Anthony Geary back. Give him an explosive storyline to sink his teeth into. This soap needs an inventive writer and It was not RC. Save the character of Luke who only Anthony Geary can do. Save this soap!
whatever…sigh!!!
I think Tony did some damage by making some less than cordial comments about the writing staff, some of the actors, etc. in his exit interviews. I understand that he wants to be known for his acting, but he came across as a diva in his exit interviews. I know he got tired of hearing about the Luke/Laura wedding, but it is a part of daytime history. Deal with it. It helped make you a lot of money and turned you into a superstar. It seems that celebrities who complain about fame need a dose of reality. If an actor… Read more »
Cue the Clash song Should I Stay Or Should I Go
No thank you; his exit was long overdue, much like Ron’s, and a re-visit should not be made.
You people are really mean, yes it is interesting this flip side, but I love Tony. He also said months ago, when first announced that he was leaving they are leaving it open for a return. He really wanted the character to go up in a bang but they said no. If he does come back for a short return, I am thinking it will be several years.
I agree Bonnie, some people commenting act like they never made a decision and then considered an alternative!
I think it’s more about the arrogance toward the fans, the vitriol he spewed in his interview with TV Insider, and the fact that he insists that it’s more about his fulfillment than it is about fans of the show. Fine. More power to him. I for one am sick of his ego and his attitude that he is the greatest gift to acting ever to hit the scene and that he owes us nothing other than what HE deems a good performance. Good Luck Tony, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
Be gone Already, Sorry!!!!!!
Oh for heaven’s sake… I have a new medical condition known as Tony Geary Fatigue Syndrome. Hasn’t he been leaving for like a year? I’m tired of what he thinks about Luke and about himself, I’m tired of what his co-stars think about Luke and about him. Now he’s gone all of 5 seconds and trying to push the door back open when he chose to slam it shut himself. And what will happen when he comes back for 6 weeks and doesn’t want to revisit Luke and Laura? We’ll go through all this again. His ship has sailed, he… Read more »
ahhha! I said; At sometime somehow Tony would return, of course that is why Luke was not killed off he is now searching for himself, a new Luke 🙂 Just how Tony planed it.. It was obvious to me. Tony will be back if and when his vet playmates return to play with him.. Ron would have gave his best to bring the old vets back, with the 2 new writers never going to happen.. They don’t do history (I heard that said many times) So- It is a good possibility that Tony/Luke will not be back for awhile lol… Read more »
su0000, your on fire! I agree with you, if they bring back Frisco and Scorpio, Luke is on board baby!
I would watch Tony Geary read the phone book ( do they still make those? ).
Wonderful news, I hope Tony Geary comes back. Give Luke Spencer a shocking storyline, maybe Luke can become a cross dresser lol. Why not? No sex change please.
After that exit…forget it. Time for Genie and others to shine!
Enough already. He left aNd should stay G O N E
Could he have given us the chance to miss him first?
WOW, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE TONY COME BACK IN A GREAT STORY WITH ETHAN ; LUCKY AND ROBERT SCORPIO,GOING UP AGAINST STEFAN TO GET ROBIN BACK HOME TO PATRICK AND EMMA. NOW ANNA AND HOLLY IN THE MIX WOULD BE GREAT TOO. NOW THAT WOULD MAKE A GREAT STORY.
Kill me now! I am fine with everyone but Luke coming back.
I cannot stand Ethan!
After how disrespectful he was about the writing team in his most recent interview, ABC ought to say ‘No thank you Tony’. What an ungrateful a-hole after all the years he’s had at GH. I hope he never comes back.
Well apparently they agreed with him about “the writer” since they just fired him…so I guess their termination trumps his ” disrespect.”
I agree with Brett, he is ungrateful, he does not deserve a return. As for the writing, he is partly responsible. He pushed for Fluke, he wanted dark, etc–everyone has pointed out his role. But he is always proud to claim to improve the writing, and never takes responsibility for the dreck that comes out. Interesting. TG is an entitled and arrogant man, with no respect for GH or the soap genre. He says he is tired, he has certainly exhausted my patience. I want him to enjoy a nice long retirement.
Please stay in Amsterdam & enjoy your retirement so I can enjoy GH!
Hurry the show is going to be cancelled soon without the likes of Mr. Geary!
Huh…Wth… We are already talking about a possible RETURN. Geez, this was all crafted to throw RC out the door. This has been a very exhausting week of soap news…LOL.
Haha.. to poster, He has already ran out of Scotch. I knew he wouldn’t be able to put the fame and attention behind him. Too much of a Diva.
I’m not super interested in seeing him anytime soon not in a mean way just in a lets all take a few years to think about stuff kind of way. If they ever got Jonathan Jackson to come back I’d like to see Geary act opposite him again but besides that his leaving is so fresh it just feels like the old bastard needs to cool down
Kel, lol. I don’t agree with A word you said but the way you said it was worth it! Too funny!
Rebecca, I had the same reaction.
Harry…we’re starting to mind meld. Before you know it you’ll be defdnding Alexis and Sabrina…
Id welcome him back anyday!! Beats kiki, morgan, michael, sabrina, franco, nina, valerie, dante, lulu …… Am i missing anyone? Yeah, id trade all of those drips for one of Tony Geary!! Come back any time!!!
I’d like to add Elizabeth and “little Jake” to that list too!
Agreed to all. Those characters are so light weight and stupid. That Lulu is awful. She actually makes Valerie look better.
Now were talking!
I haven’t read all the comments, but I had to reply to this. I’ve never had any doubt that this “final goodbye” by Tony Geary, complete with PR blitz and interviews galore, wasn’t nearly as final as everyone and their grandmother made it out to be. And I’ve heard more than enough from Tony G. to last a lifetime, considering the inconsistent comments, rude remarks and egotistical statements he’s made, and I’m only referring to those interviews which have come out over the past 10 days. I’m sure we’ll be seeing him again, and then the PR blitz will return… Read more »
Well said Beth, completely agree. Don’t hurry back Tony!
Big shock! He will have to keep his US Medical Insurance valid somehow.
Ah… Aden, the Netherlands along with most of Europe has very good universal health care. And if TG wants US Medical Insurance he can more than afford to pay for it along with his condo in LA himself.
He is a European resident. He has national healthcare.
TG’s said a number of times that his favorite writer through the years was Guza and that storylines like Luke running down Jake were the ones he most enjoyed; it’s not much of a secret that Luke’s turn toward the dark and twisted was crafted to keep TG happy and interested, as an actor. If that’s what he means by the kind of story that would interest him and make it worth it for him to come back—no thanks, double no thanks, make that triple no thanks. Someone with his talent (and history with the show) theoretically should always be… Read more »
This! I don’t think they’d give him that much power with a return so he may never agree to their terms anyway.
He got the big dark depressing last hurrah he wanted, but still wants the occasional paycheck and ego boost. He planned this one great! He is no Susan Flannery, whom he praised in the media for going out on her terms. She has not come grovelling back for some stint as Ghost Stephanie, although that would be infinitely entertaining!!
People.. try using ”comprehension” ok Tony did not he was coming back. he said ;; “If the story is interesting to me and it works out, I may come back to the show for six weeks or so.”” He ”may” come back ”for 6 weeks” IF the story is interesting.. 6 weeks is not a stay on.. There is no story and there may never be a story that would interest Tony to even come back for 6 weeks.. geezuz people, anything to bitch and complain about ya deafly and blindly jump in to bitch about it .. No harm… Read more »
But, you do it as well! Any chance you get to bash Genie Francis, even when it is not warranted (a majority of the time), you never miss the opportunity. This is an open forum and everyone is entitled to their opinion. So praise Tony and honor Ron Carlivati, because it is your right. But, let us express our thoughts as well. By the way, I think Tony did his best work, when partnered with Genie, except when it was revealed how Fluke came to be.
Tony’s best work was with Jane and Tristan.
Some superb moments with Genie, indeed. My goodness….In late 1980 when he’s trying to work at Kelly’s and Laura storms in there and confronts him and he doesn’t want to give in to her, but it’s killing him not to just hug her and take her back. Then later the same day when they run into each other in the park and she tells him she’s going to take his advice and give him his space and live on her own. I can’t really articulate the acting chemistry they had in those few years but I suspect it was something… Read more »
Bravo Cathy!
PLease don’t ever bring him back. Luke is not an “infinitely interesting guy” – and he’s certainly not portrayed by a good actor. The biggest thing about Geary is his ego – which is huge, but filled with nothing but hot air. The guy spent the last several years dissing the character that paid his bills for almost 40 years, letting one and all know that he was too good to play the part. So now that he’s gone, just let him go. Geary was never more than a mediocre has-been with an outsized ego. Let him rant and rave… Read more »
boes, I can always count on you to be the voice of reason. You could almost see his head literally inflating like a balloon with each “exit” interview. His “acting” was so hamfisted I craved bacon each time he appeared on my screen. Now I know why Heather would do anything for a BLT.
OMG– this is why I was really getting sick of the hype and endless coverage of his so called goodbye– because I knew this would happen—I am growing almost as weary of soap actors coming back when they said they were done as I am of soap characters coming back from the dead.
Hi Mary.. Thing is.. Most all soap actors who leave a soap leave the door open, it is commonly done.. Even the ones who were killed off are apt to return, the actor knows that too. It has been that way with soaps forever, I’d think.. Tony left the door open, too.. No different than the others who have done the same.. Tony did not say he is coming back He said he ”may” if the story was interesting to him, and then only for a ”6 week run”, no big deal I highly doubt the 2 new snore writers… Read more »
su0000, I am interested in knowing why it is that you think the majority of posters on here do not understand show business? You seem to feel the need to explain everything to everyone who disagrees with your opinion. For example, Mary SF, has been posting on this board longer than you have and, from all accounts, appears to be a highly intelligent person. So I do not understand why you have to explain to HER that all actors leave the door open. I think she knows that as do the majority of us. I really wish you would just… Read more »
I’m glad Geary is keeping the door open. Jackie Zeman, in her interview, indicated he might make a return one day. Who knows. Once he’s really removed from GH, the United States, his home here…and gets really acclimated to making Amsterdam his permanent residence…he may just let go and really start anew. It could be just fear talking…a little bit of a security blanket so as not to make such a drastic change cold turkey. Keeping a door open, even if you never intend on stepping through it, makes letting go easier. On the other hand, he may truly mean… Read more »
He could Skype Tracy from Amsterdam 🙂
Well said Rebecca
Thanks, Ces!
What an ego! Basically “I’ll return if it suits me – if I get a story I like”…….
Go away. You made your choice!
Hollywood is filled with egos!
Soap media is delusional over Tony Geary to the point that the main stream media has thought it necessary to join in. Do they realize the viewers are so over him as a whole. Go enjoy your retirement and don’t come back.
They are all full of BS. Sure you can come back. Just make sure someone ELSE write your ending.
*writes
You must come back b4 Laura reads the letter, lol. Don’t listen to the BS. BUT, next time must be with a better ending –with a full hour focused on you.
Angel I cannot cosign.
TG, you are not wanted, you had your run, you made a lot of money, pushed down a lot of bad stories to fulfil your own ego rather than entertain the fans. You were ungrateful to the show and the writers that made you. You are not welcome back!
People are just upset because they didnt get a full hour episode with flashbacks. Of course, we want a re-do.
For an example of leaving with class i would have to use Allison Sweeney and Susan Flannery of those who have shown great class when they both left their shows after spending more than two decades on them. It’s a shame that a man who brought so much joy to his fans didn’t seem to find much for himself all those years.
Anthony Geary is a classless actor. I agree that Susan Flannery is the best example of retiring with class and dignity. She was decisive and on point. Soaps do continue after retirement, sickness and death of beloved actors portraying beloved characters.
Then bring Jonathan Jackson back too IF his current show ends or time he’s not shooting his show. I thought Geary said he didn’t want to die on set.
I hope we are miss reading his comments, I take it to mean when he said he’s sick of Luke and Laura, is that they have both done so many other things and that that is the only thing fans remember, it has to hurt that everything else goes unnoticed. Luke and Tracey have made me laugh, and I think they were great together. their good bye made me cry more than any other. we all get sick of our jobs and need a break, he is 68, it may not seem that hard but I’m sure its long days.… Read more »
I love Jane and Tony!
Luke and Tracy are natural and age appropriate..
They also have been been married and had many intense and funny loving moments,,
When Helena poisoned Luke and he was dying Tracy went to save him!
Luke and Tracy have ‘decades’, decades more togetherness than Luke n Laura ever had, for sure..
Tracy and Luke have their magic ! 🙂
I really love them together!
I can hardly wait for RC’s last month to play out, he was back on track and giving us some old fashioned great Ron stuff 🙂
Uh, Su, lay off the tequila. Luke and Tracy have been canoodling for nearly 10 years. Since 2005. Luke and Laura have 37 years of history, including 20 solid years of marriage with few separations.
Aden,
I don’t think it is tequila. There are rumors on another board that the above poster is actually an intern for ABC. I would tend to agree, although somehow who needs to learn how to form paragraphs and sentence structure.
It’s not worth arguing. Life is too short.
Breaking News
Walt Willey Brings All My Children’s Jackson Montgomery to General Hospital
Look for another legal eagle character from a former ABC soap opera to pop up on General Hospital!
News today out of Soap Opera Digest has that none other than Walt Willey set to reprise his role as All My Children’s Jackson Montgomery on upcoming episodes of GH in July.
Willey played Erica Kane’s (Susan Lucci) love interest and the Pine Valley lawyer from 1987 through to till ABC’s cancellation of the series back in 2011. The actor previously crossed-over to another soap opera in 1996, when he played Jack on ABC’s The City.
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Taking to his Facebook account, Walt confirmed the news on his appearances on GH: “Hey Folks… Been sitting on this one for a while but now I’ve been given the clearance to announce that “Jackson Montgomery” is visiting Port Charles! I’ll be doing a few episodes of General Hospital, due to air mid July. So excited to reprise my character and see and work with old friends! I’ll keep you posted on any details. “Jackson” in Port Charles…who would have thought it? Let me, and ABC, know what you think about it!”
Could Jack’s sudden arrival in Port Charles have to do with the SEC and the trouble that Carly (Laura Wright) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) find themselves in? Will AMC fans get to see Cameron Mathison and Willey share scenes together again? Mathison played Ryan Lavery on the beloved former soap opera … or might Jack go up against Martin Grey in a GH legal battle, so Michael E. Knight and Willey could share scenes together again since their AMC days?
So, excited to see Walt on General Hospital? What do you think brings Jack to Port Charles? Weigh-in below and stay tuned.
General Hospital
B&B’s Scott Clifton Reflects On His Conflicted Emotions on Winning Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Over Y&R’s Kristoff St. John
The Young and the Restless’ beloved Kristoff St. John (ex-Neil Winters) passed away back in February of 2019, and at the age of 52-years-old. Back in 2017, St. John along with The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton (Liam), were nominated alongside each other for the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
A win for either would put them in the Emmy record books to become the only actor to win all three of the Daytime Emmy acting categories as of that time: Outstanding Younger Actor, Outstanding Supporting Actor and Lead Actor.
During his appearance on Maurice Benard’s You Tube series, State of Mind, Clifton talked about the emotions and ups and downs of eventually winning the Emmy over St. John, while knowing how much it meant to Kristoff, and given late actor’s reel. In it, St. John shared scenes with the late Nichelle Nichols, who played Neil’s dying mother.
When discussing his three Emmy wins with Benard, Scott expressed: “It’s beautiful, but remember Kristoff St. John. I got to do a couple of events with him, and I got to talk with him, and the year that I got ‘Lead’, he was nominated. He and I both had a Younger Actor Emmy and a Supporting Actor Emmy, and if one of us won, everybody was telling us, we would have this record of the first actor in daytime to have a Daytime Emmy in all three categories. And, he told me, and this was months before he passed away, he told me, it was really important to him to win that.” It was then, an emotional Clifton shared: “That Emmy is not worth it to me. It’s bittersweet.”
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As to how Scott feels he wound up with the gold statuette, the B&B star acknowledged, “So much of that it is who happened to be submitting that year, etc, and this was the first year they changed the rules. All I did was take advantage of the new rules, and I was smart about it. I did not have the best performance, but they changed the rules where instead of submitting one episode through the year, you could submit a 20-minute tape and you could grab (scenes) from whatever episodes, and I made a story with it. I was playing the voters, but I didn’t have the best performance.”
In tribute to St. John, Clifton said, “His performance was beautiful, but it was all in a hospital. It was so intimate and small, and controlled and authentic, and mine was all over the place, but I told a story. I’m convinced that’s the only reason I won.”
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Scott’s reel that year was also outstanding, so many could see why he won the coveted prize and made Emmy history.
Check out the poignant story as told by Scott to Maurice in the latest episode of State of Mind below.
Then, let us know what you thought about Scott opening up on of his career-defining moments via the comment section below.
General Hospital
General Hospital’s Réal Andrews and Finola Hughes Deliver the ‘Power Performances of the Week’
Two different storylines, two noteworthy performances, and both from General Hospital, made our weekly kudofest. The first, belongs to the heartbreaking performance that still has everyone talking by Réal Andrews as Marcus Taggert.
Last week’s episodes of GH, brought with it the results of the DNA test that ‘proves’ just who is Trina’s (Tabyana Ali) biological father, Taggert or Curtis (Donnell Turner)? When Trina opened the envelope to reveal the answer in front of Portia, Curtis and Taggert, she announced it was Curtis, who was her dad.
However, if you watched the scenes carefully, you saw the subtle work by Andrews as he was attempting to remain calm before receiving the answer and what followed afterwards, but that was in front of Trina, Portia and Curtis and his attempt to put on a brave face through it all. In reality, Taggert was devastated by the news. When he said his goodbyes, Taggert got inside the GH elevator. Once there, he lost it and began to cry, punching the elevators walls with his fist. A five-hank
Meanwhile, Finola Hughes once again showed us the layers and the veracity of Anna Devane. This time, while at WSB headquarters, Anna’s past as a double agent comes to light. Agent Hersley had her under arrest, as she is being accused of treason against the state.
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While Anna’s past as a DBX double agent were known to the agency, they weren’t known to the public. Thanks to Victor’s will reading and the revenge plot he set in motion against her, now Anna is up against more formidable foes. When speaking with her lawyer, Martin Grey (Michael E. Knight), Anna says how can she dispute the charges against her when they are true? She realizes in this instant that the WSB wants to hang her out to dry to cover their own asses. Hersley threatens Anna, that if she fights the charges, they will be forced into looking into the actions of her associates, Robert Scorpio and Annie Donnelly.
Not having it, Anna throws down saying she will seriously embarrass the WSB if they pursue this … and if anything happens to Robert, Annie or anyone else she cares about, she will take the bureau down with her. After Hersley caves, Martin asks Anna what happened. Anna states she is no longer an agent and will never be again.
This material gave the mighty Hughes the material to shine, as Anna went from having the rug pulled out from under her, to fighting back, to now not knowing what her future holds after saving others.
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For all the reasons cited above, Michael Fairman TV names the work of Réal Andrews and Finola Hughes as last week’s ‘Power Performances of the Week”.
Do you agree with our picks of GH’s Réal and Finola? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below, but first check out some clips from their work below.
“You could do worse having two dads” – watch an emotional Marcus breaking down in the elevator 😭💔 #GH #Sprina pic.twitter.com/OzejZKpsjm
— Panagiota Petrakos (@PamPetrakos) May 31, 2023
“If anything happens to Robert, or Annie or anything else I care about, I AM TAKING THE BUREAU DOWN WITH ME! “ – Anna #GH #Vanna pic.twitter.com/8s69lceuXj
— Panagiota Petrakos (@PamPetrakos) June 1, 2023
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RecapsMay 28, 2023The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
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General HospitalJune 4, 2023B&B’s Scott Clifton Reflects On His Conflicted Emotions on Winning Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Over Y&R’s Kristoff St. John
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RecapsJune 3, 2023THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Cameron Begins His Plot to Frame Nick As His Return Rocks Sharon to the Core
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General HospitalJune 1, 2023GH’s Nicholas Chavez and Tabyana Ali to ‘Sprina’ Shippers: “Thank You For Not Only Being Fans, But Turning into Family”
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General HospitalMay 31, 2023GENERAL HOSPITAL: Marcus Learns He’s Not Trina’s Biological Father
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General HospitalMay 30, 2023GENERAL HOSPITAL: Who Will Turn Out to be Trina’s Biological Father … Curtis or Taggert?